The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Malaysia   Malaysia Hundreds of Indonesian workers face executionJAKARTA, 27 August 2010—Indonesian Church spokesmen and a group of NGOs have criticized the government over its apparent lack of concern for hundreds of imprisoned migrant workers who face the death penalty in Malaysia.Read more Malaysia Human trafficking victim 'sold' twiceKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 25 June 2010 (Borneo Post)—It was the worst 16 days of Albert Joseph’s life. During that short period, he was ’sold’ twice and was forced to work on two jobs foreign to him.Believing that he was a victim of human trafficking, the 37-year-old disclosed that his determination to escape and luck had helped him to be reunited with family members back home.Read more  Indonesia, Malaysia Counter-trafficking efforts in South East Asia centre on raising awareness, protecting human dignityKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA—In a press conference held with members of the Malaysian media, ICMC and Archdiocesan Human Development Committee (AHDC) representatives shared how they will be intensifying efforts to raise public awareness of human trafficking, and strengthen the capacity of local organizations involved in counter-trafficking work.Read more Malaysia Malaysian Church fights for domestic workersPENANG, 9 March 2010 (UCAN)—The Malaysian Church’s migrant ministry is working with other non-governmental organisations to fight for basic rights for Indonesian domestic workers.Read more Malaysia ICMC co-organizes two-day anti-human trafficking workshopKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 25 June 2009 (Daily Express) — The existing shelter in Sabah for victims of human trafficking is grossly inadequate in many aspects, according to an evaluation Wednesday by one participating group at a Strategic Planning Workshop to facilitate the setting up of an anti human-trafficking committee.Read more Malaysia ICMC contributes to opening of Sabah safe house for victims of human trafficking, abuseKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 24 June 2009 (The Star) — A new safe house for foreign women who are victims human trafficking and domestic abuse will be set up in Sabah, following the establishment of an anti-human trafficking monitoring committee, organised by the Church.Read more  |
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